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Who can have a PPA with Power NI?

If you're an indivdual or organisation installing renewable technologies such as wind, hydro, landfill gas, anaerobic digestion or large scale solar you can enter into a PPA with Power NI.

You may be a developer planning to develop multiple projects over a number of sites or an individual with a generator on your property. Whatever your requirements are we can tailor a PPA to suit your needs.

What are Renewable Energy Certificates?

Renewable certificates, namely NIROCs and LECs are typical components of most, if not all PPAs.

Northern Ireland Renewable Obligation Certificates (NIROCs)

The NIRO is the legislation that underpins NIROCs. It places an obligation on electricity suppliers across the UK to provide a proportion of the electricity they supply to end customers from renewable sources. Evidence of compliance takes the form of presenting ROCs purchased from renewable generators.

To avail of NIROCs your generating station must go through an application process with Ofgem. Following accreditation NIROCs will be issued to renewable generators like you, for every MWh of electricity you generate on a monthly basis. The number of MWh you receive depends on the renewable technology you use and its size. We can help you become accredited with Ofgem, making you eligable for NIROCs.

Levy Exemption Certificates (LECs)

LECs are issued to you following accreditation with the Utility Regulator NI. LECs are paid monthly and the price references the cost of Climate Change Levy which is fixed each year. As part of our 'PPA Package' Power NI will complete the LEC accreditation process on your behalf.

How can I get accredited?

We can help you get accredited for NIROCs. As an Ofgem agent for small scale renewable generators, our valuable accrediation experience will help you every step of the way. This should keep the process as straightforward and as simple as possible.

How do I get paid for my exported energy?

Wholesale electricity on the island of Ireland is governed by SEM (Single Electricity Market). This 'pool' market derives wholesale electricity prices calculated on a half hourly basis, that apply to all participating generators (selling) and all suppliers (buying) electricity. Typically we will apply these prices to your corresponding half hourly export data, ensuring your payment reflects the true market price for electricity at that time. Payment is received on a monthly basis.

Realising the value of your ROCs

With the introduction of the NIROC branding, in many projects (receiving multipe NIROCs per MWH of generation), NIROCs can be the single most important feature. The price you receive for NIROCs and the timing of payments, depends on your choice of payment structure. The two main structures contained with PPAs are outlined below:

NIRC -Monthly Auction

Variable price depends on NIROCs value at action

We can facilitate the sale of your NIROCs via a monthly, thrid party administrated auction. This can improve cash flow as the full value of your NIROCs are realised on a monthly basis.

NIROC - Buyout & Recycle

The 'Buyout' price is a price set by the government which applies for a given 'compliance period' (April-March). It is fixed for 12 months then indexed for subsequent years. This is the price (or penalty) electricity suppliers have to pay if they have insufficient ROCs to meet their Renewables Obligation.

On a monthly basis your ROC payment would reference this price.

The 'Recycle' price comes from the money collected from electricity suppliers by the government for 'Buyout' or penalty payments as mentioned above. This total pot of money (the buyout fund) is redistributed to suppliers who submit ROCs and then in turn to you as renewable generator whos ROCs have been submitted.

This payment is typically made annually in October for the previous Compliance Period.

Why Power NI?

It's simple, when you choose Power NI as your PPA partner, you benefit from the years of experience that the industry leader offers. Other companies may put forward similarly structured agreements but with Power NI you'll get added benefits such as PPA Online, alongside our trustworthiness, heritage and local expertise.

A track record you can trust

We have experience with different types and sizes of renewable technologies (photovolatic, wind, hydro, anaerobic digestion and landfill gas and ranges from 2kWs to 15MWs).

We are the most popular energy partner in Northern Ireland.

Local accreditation expertise

Help with accreditation for NIROCs, LECs and REGOs for installations above 50kW.

A long -established and successful working relationship with Ofgem, as their agent for generators up to 50kW.

Flexible contracts to suit you

Framework agreements, if you have a pipeline of projects.

Efficient payments through a streamlined process considered 'Best in Class'

No need for you to spend time involved in your monthly export, NIROC or LEC payment.

Access to PPA Online, our exclusive online export analysis tool.

Exclusive extra - PPA Online

This exclusive extra is a considerable added benefit for our PPA business partners. It helps you analyse performance in greater detail than ever before and endorse the business case for your renewable generator.

With PPA Online you can analyse your export data carefully from annually down to an individual half-hour through the year. You can compare export levels to last year, view your carbon saving or compare your performace to other similar sized Power NI partners. You can also export all your data to Excel, helping your own business analysis and reporting.